How to Find a Clinical Trial for Cancer Treatment

Communicating with your cancer specialist is the first step in finding a clinical trial, which is a medical research study involving volunteers. Medical oncologist Dr. Ezra Cohen offers four steps for patients when considering clinical trials and shares resources for finding trials for cancer treatment.

More Information

About Clinical Trials: https://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy/clinical-trials/about-clinical-trials

Placebos in Cancer Clinical Trials: https://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy/clinical-trials/placebos-cancer-clinical-trials

Patient Safety in Clinical Trials: https://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy/clinical-trials/patient-safety-clinical-trials

Questions to Ask About Clinical Trials: https://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy/clinical-trials/questions-ask-about-clinical-trials

Health Insurance Coverage of Clinical Trials: https://www.cancer.net/research-and-advocacy/clinical-trials/health-insurance-coverage-clinical-trials

ASCO Answers Clinical Trials Fact Sheet: https://www.cancer.net/sites/cancer.net/files/asco_answers_clinical_trials.pdf